March 22, 2011

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March 22, 2011

Don't forget to update your journal weekly. Most of you have at least one entry, but some of you need to "catch up". It may be difficult to remember your thoughts if you wait until the end to compose your journal.

Time
Activity
4:00 – 4:15
Questions; follow-up from 3/15
4:15 – 5:00
News Readers, RSS
http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english

Google Reader
5:00 – 6:00
Educational Blogs
http://www.commoncraft.com/blogs

Locate blogs to follow. Add them to your Google Reader.
6:00 – 6:30
Edchat on Tweetdeck
TOPIC:
How do we teach kids to get beyond “google searches”
to achieve critical thinking?
6:30 – 7:00
Dinner Break
7:00 – 8:00
"Dessert"
Choose one (or more) of the following to explore. Be prepared to "share" your dessert with
the large group:

I. TED Talks
  • Search varios topics (education, technology, reform, innovation, etc.)
  • Watch clips as interested.

II. Goodreads
  • Explore the site goodreads
  • Create an account and add recently read books (both personal and professional)

III. We Connect Wiki
  • Browse the wiki for PLN resources

IV. Education Communities